Blood Pressure, 2005 The incidence of resistant hypertension remains to be clarified. In this article, three categories of resistance are distinguished: resistant patient, resistant clinician and refractory hypertension. Inadequate compliance, which in case of antihypertensive treatment means taking fewer doses of medications than prescribed, remains a significant cause of
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Aldosteronism and Resistant Hypertension
International Journal of Hypertension, 2011 Resistant hypertension (RHTN) is defined as blood pressure (BP) that remains uncontrolled in spite of intake of ≥3 antihypertensive medications, ideally prescribed at optimal doses and one of which is a diuretic.
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Aldosterone status associates with insulin resistance in patients with heart failure-data from the ALOFT study [PDF]
, 2009 <b>Background</b>: Aldosterone plays a key role in the pathophysiology of heart failure. In around 50% of such patients, aldosterone 'escapes' from inhibition by drugs that interrupt the renin-angiotensin axis; such patients have a worse ...
Connell, J.M.C. +8 more
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Blood pressure response to renal denervation is correlated with baseline blood pressure variability: a patient-level meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Sympathetic tone is one of the main determinants of blood pressure (BP) variability and treatment-resistant hypertension. The aim of our study was to assess changes in BP variability after renal denervation (RDN).
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Characterization of resistant hypertension: Association between resistant hypertension, aldosterone, and persistent intravascular volume expansion [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Resistant hypertension is a common clinical problem and greatly increases the risk of target organ damage. Methods: We evaluated the characteristics of 279 consecutive patients with resistant hypertension (uncontrolled despite the use of 3 ...
Aban, Inmaculada +6 more
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Benefits from Treatment and Control of Patients with Resistant Hypertension
International Journal of Hypertension, 2011 Resistant hypertension is commonly found in everyday clinical practice. However, the risks of resistant hypertension, as well as the benefits of treatment and control of blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension remain vaguely clarified ...
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The carotid body as a putative therapeutic target for the treatment of neurogenic hypertension [PDF]
, 2013 In the spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rat, hyperoxic inactivation of the carotid body (CB) produces a rapid and pronounced fall in both arterial pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSA).
Abdala, Ana P +7 more
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Renal denervation for resistant hypertension
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2015 There is a marked contrast between the high prevalence of hypertension and the low rates of adequate control. A subset of patients with suboptimal blood pressure control have drug-resistant hypertension, in the pathophysiology of which chronic ...
Manuel de Sousa Almeida +3 more
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Resistant hypertension? Time to consider this fourth-line drug [PDF]
, 2016 Resistant hypertension? Time to consider this fourth-line drug For most adults with resistant hypertension, spironolactone is superior to doxazosin and bisoprolol as an adjunct to triple therapy.
Kaysin, Alexander, Mounsey, Anne
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Resistant Hypertension: A Clinical Case
Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2018 Introduction: Secondary hypertension corresponds to 15 % of the causes of arterial hypertension, and among them, primary hyperaldosteronism presents a variable incidence of about 3% in hypertensive patients.
Joana Cascais Costa +3 more
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